Classics: THE ILIAD. Homer, translated by Richard Latimore, Harvard

Published: 1951; 608 pages

Dialectic Journal: (whole epic poem: Chapters1-24: 149 pages, 52,953 words, visuals

THE ILIAD: epic poem about the Trojan War.  Man v. Man, Man v. Gods. Man v. Himself, Man v. Nature. Starting with the abduction of Helen, won as a prize between he major goddesses about Who is the most beautiful of the three?, Trojan Prince, Paris, judged the contest.; without knowing the consequences, he won Hellen from Menelaus, the king of Sparta.; After she was stolen, Menelaus drafted his brother Agamemnon to gather an army of Greek leaders and warriors to sail to troy and regain the princess and the prestige; All caused by the gods, there withe hundreds of thousand men killed during the conflict.  Innocent Trojans were pulled into battle.; The gods then, chose sides and upped the slaughter total.  Achilles was the best Greek fighter; Hector the best Trojan.  This is all their story. Originally spoken over a week's entertainment, Homer wrote it down about 500 BC.